 Areas of Practice
- Collaborative Law
- Litigation
- Family Law
Professional Experience
Ms. Oliver assists clients in designing and implementing resolutions to family disputes that protect their assets and consider future implications of their legal dispute. Working with clients in families of all descriptions she is experienced in the areas of adoption, guardianship, separation, divorce, support, prenuptial and post nuptial agreements and settlement agreements. An experienced litigator, Ms. Oliver is also extensively involved in Collaborative Practice to assist clients who seek a healthy resolution to the crisis of divorce, dissolution and break-up.
I served as an intern in the CINA Unit at the Legal Aid Bureau while in law school, clerked for the Honorable Carol E. Smith in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, testified for a victim in a domestic violence case, served as an Assistant State's Attorney in Baltimore County, and worked as an attorney and partner at the law firm of Hodes, Pessin and Katz, P.A., prior to starting my own practice focusing on family law. These experiences, along with my experience as a wife and mother, shaped my desire to work with families in the legal arena. I am also the Minister of Music at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Woodlawn, Maryland. Music nourishes my soul.
Personal Information
Education
- University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 1997, magna cum laude, Member, Heuisler Honor Society.
- Business Editor, Law Forum, University of Baltimore School of Law
- Boston University - teacher certification 1981
- Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, NY M.M., 1978
- College of Wooster, B.M., 1977
Bar Admission
- Maryland - 1997
- United States Supreme Court - 2006
Bar Associations
- Member, Women's Bar Association of Maryland
- Member, Howard County Bar Association
- Member, Baltimore County Bar Association
- Member, Maryland State Bar Association
Published Articles
- Regular contributor for "Women's Journal", a bi-monthly publication in Howard, Carroll and Baltimore Counties
- "Collaborative Law - A Different Approach to Divorce" publushed in "The Maryland Sentinel", Nov./Dec. 2006
- "Blended Families/Stepfamilies", published in Family Law News, Dec. 2006
Community Links
- St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Additional Information
- President, Howard County Collaborative Professionals, Inc.
- Founding Member, Carroll County Collaborative Professionals Group
- Member, Maryland Collaborative Law Association
- Member, International Academy Collaborative Professionals
- Member, Maryland Trial Lawyers Association
- Member, Family Law Committee, Women's Law Center of Maryland
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